Establishment counts and wages for 92 industries in Charleston-North Charleston, SC (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 3,015 | $1,981 | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 2,367 | $1,560 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,309 | $1,271 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,232 | $604 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,097 | $1,017 | 18.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,805 | $1,488 | 24.3% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,757 | $1,570 | 36.3% |
| Real Estate | 1,630 | $1,585 | 27.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,480 | $1,362 | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,321 | $2,356 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,266 | $908 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,190 | $887 | 21.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 879 | $614 | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 832 | $1,410 | 35.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 806 | $1,759 | 8.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 803 | $836 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 781 | $2,015 | 13.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 712 | $1,101 | 40.7% |
| Legal Services | 647 | $2,310 | 43.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 556 | $2,073 | 18.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 504 | $1,789 | 7.5% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 466 | — | -2.8% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 429 | $1,915 | 31.9% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 425 | $590 | 4.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 419 | $616 | 21.6% |
| Social Assistance | 412 | — | 36.7% |
| Truck Transportation | 403 | $1,303 | 10.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 387 | $1,404 | 40.8% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 381 | $1,111 | 8.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 367 | — | 7.5% |
| Information | 350 | $2,482 | 24.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 345 | $1,927 | 36.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 338 | $1,296 | 27.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 334 | $1,345 | 3.6% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 329 | — | 14.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 324 | $1,445 | 40.7% |
| Educational Services | 310 | $992 | 29.4% |
| Landscaping Services | 299 | $1,043 | 21.2% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 276 | $2,360 | 37.0% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 275 | $1,427 | 15.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 256 | $770 | 24.4% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 252 | — | 0.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 249 | — | 2.0% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 236 | $538 | 6.2% |
| Accommodation | 230 | $808 | -13.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 229 | $1,546 | 6.6% |
| Janitorial Services | 221 | $620 | 21.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 218 | $1,299 | 9.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 199 | $1,806 | 13.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 180 | $989 | 7.7% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 171 | — | -9.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 171 | $1,640 | 30.3% |
| Child Day Care Services | 167 | $605 | 36.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 162 | — | 7.5% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 157 | — | 0.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 155 | — | 3.4% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 155 | — | 26.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 126 | $874 | 14.9% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 121 | $395 | 6.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 109 | $1,074 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 106 | $1,603 | 11.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 102 | — | 5.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 95 | $1,030 | -7.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 76 | $1,340 | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 74 | — | 18.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 69 | $1,490 | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 69 | $808 | 39.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 68 | $1,329 | 9.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 49 | $924 | -1.2% |
| Utilities | 47 | $2,017 | 9.6% |
| Other Information Services | 47 | — | 34.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 44 | $1,753 | 14.4% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 44 | — | 5.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 41 | $1,736 | 13.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 41 | — | 23.7% |
| Printing & Related Support | 38 | $964 | -2.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 38 | $1,851 | 3.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 37 | — | 23.8% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 34 | $859 | 9.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 28 | — | 13.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 28 | $1,176 | 8.9% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 21 | — | 16.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 14 | — | 15.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 14 | $1,845 | -0.2% |
| Hospitals | 14 | — | 16.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 12 | — | 16.2% |
| Water Transportation | 11 | — | -1.3% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 10 | — | 40.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 9 | — | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 9 | — | 9.3% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 4 | — | 22.1% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 4 | — | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.